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Kwannon

Kwannon is the alternative form of Guanyin.

Meaning of Guanyin

Proper noun

Guanyin

  1. The bodhisattva of compassion, venerated by Buddhists in East and Southeast Asia; depicted variously as male or female.

Questions about Kwannon

What is Kwannon the alternative form of?
Kwannon is the alternative form of Guanyin.

Words near Kwannon in the dictionary

  1. kwangoside
  2. Kwangsi
  3. Kwangtung
  4. kwanjula
  5. kwanjulas
  6. Kwannon
  7. kwans
  8. Kwantien
  9. Kwantlen
  10. Kwantrell
  11. Kwantung

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kwannon (page history and authors); Guanyin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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